Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia vs Sri Vikrama Rajasinha

Francia was appointed Supreme Dictator of Paraguay by a congress, consolidating absolute power. He established a regime of total isolation, banning foreign trade and travel, and suppressing internal opposition to maintain Paraguayan independence from Argentina and Brazil.

Francia ordered the complete closure of Paraguay's land and river borders, cutting off all external trade and communication. This policy, enforced for decades, aimed to protect Paraguay from foreign influence but led to economic stagnation and self-sufficiency.

Francia confiscated all property of the Catholic Church in Paraguay, including land and buildings, and placed the clergy under state control. He also suppressed religious orders and executed several priests who opposed his rule.

Francia died of natural causes in Asunci

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha became the last king of the Kandyan Kingdom at age 18, succeeding his uncle Rajadhi Rajasinha. His reign was marked by internal factionalism and growing British influence in the coastal regions of Ceylon.

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha executed his chief minister Pilimatalawe, who had conspired with the British. This act intensified internal dissent and alienated powerful Kandyan nobles, weakening the kingdom's unity.

British forces invaded the Kandyan Kingdom in January 1815. Sri Vikrama Rajasinha's army was defeated due to internal betrayal by Kandyan nobles who signed the Kandyan Convention with the British, ending the kingdom's independence.

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was deposed by the British and exiled to Vellore, India, along with his family. This marked the end of the Nayakkar dynasty and the Kandyan Kingdom, as Ceylon became a unified British colony.